File:The Maroon Bells twin-peak formation reflects in Maroon Lake, just outside Aspen in Colorado's Rocky Mountains LCCN2015633833.tif

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English: Title: The Maroon Bells twin-peak formation reflects in Maroon Lake, just outside Aspen in Colorado's Rocky Mountains

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Notes: This view and others like it are among the most famous scenes in Colorado and reputed to be the "most-photographed spot in Colorado." The "bells," as passing pioneers named them, are composed of somewhat unstable metamorphic sedimentary mudstone (giving them their maroon appearance in certain light) that hardened into rock over millions of years.; Forms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.; Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.; Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.; Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:068).

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Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2015633833
Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/highsm/33800/33817a.tif
Original url: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.33817

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Carol M. Highsmith (1946–)

	Alternative names	Birth name: Carol Louise McKinney Artist name: Carol M. Highsmith Carol McKinney Highsmith
	Description	American photographer and architectural photographer
	Date of birth	18 May 1946
	Location of birth	Leaksville, North Carolina
	Work period	1981-
	Work location	United States of America
	Authority file	: Q5044454 VIAF: 84615840 ISNI: 0000000121418199 ULAN: 500251255 LCCN: n88121701 NAID: 10571735 WorldCat

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Image title	The Maroon Bells twin-peak formation reflects in Maroon Lake, just outside Aspen in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. This view and others like it are among the most famous scenes in Colorado and reputed to be the "most-photographed spot in Colorado." The "bells," as passing pioneers named them, are composed of somewhat unstable metamorphic sedimentary mudstone (giving them their maroon appearance in certain light) that hardened into rock over millions of years.
Camera manufacturer	Phase One
Camera model	IQ280
Author	Carol M. Highsmith
Exposure time	9,466/757,281 sec (0.012499983493578)
F-number	f/10
ISO speed rating	100
Date and time of data generation	09:08, 9 August 2015
Lens focal length	28 mm
Latitude	39° 5′ 53″ N
Longitude	106° 56′ 32″ W
Altitude	2,909.461 meters above sea level
Width	10,328 px
Height	6,155 px
Bits per component	16 16 16
Compression scheme	Uncompressed
Pixel composition	RGB
Image data location	25,646
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Number of rows per strip	6,155
Bytes per compressed strip	381,413,040
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	20:53, 4 September 2015
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	09:08, 9 August 2015
APEX shutter speed	6.32193
APEX aperture	6.6439
APEX exposure bias	0
Light source	Unknown
Color space	Uncalibrated
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
White balance	Auto white balance

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